Tired of Do-List Christianity?: Debunking the Misconceptions That Hold Back Spriitual Growth and Steal Your Joy

by Scott Morton and Eugene H. Peterson

Book Overview

Tired of being challenged to grow spiritually? You're not alone. You want to grow spiritually, but you feel stuck. Despite years of church attendance and Bible study, you still struggle with being a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1576837963
• ISBN13: 9781576837962
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: NavPress Publishing Group
• Length: 189 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.3" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

Another great book by Scott Morton

I read every word of this book and am going to have our staff read it. Very practical and easy to read. Scott helps us understand living by grace rather than works, living to please God instead of others. Five stars all the way!

Free Yourself - and others - from needless Guilt

This is one of the best books I've read because it gave such freedom to experience the spiritual life without the burden of "man's" should-do, must-do, how-to ideas not-so-subtly attached. Originally intending to read one a day, I found it hard not to skip ahead as Scott's writing is genuine, entertaining and disarming because he is humble enough to laugh at himself as he shares his own lessons learned. You don't feel like a reader, but a participant in his life, and walk away from every encounter fully entertained and surprised to note that you have also been strengthened in your own walk and built up to help others in every area of life from the "spiritual" (quiet time, giving, prayer, etc.) to the nitty-gritty of life (maintaining love in your relationship, temptation, character, fear of death). Highly recommended. I've gained much insight for myself and for others God has placed in my life. This book should be a spiritual-birthday gift for every believer!

Gives me energy

Like the reset button on our computer keyboard, I found this book to be a good "reset" for my everyday Christian life. But I confess that when I picked up this book, my first impression was..."OK, so you're saying that I need to get rid of my long list of do's and don'ts and what everyone thinks I should be doing...and then I get a not-so-short list of 38 "big and little misconceptions that stifle our joy" (the author's words). But as I read the book I found that the author has a way of spinning the story to cut through the clutter, and this guy speaks from real-life kind of experience. Sounds like he's been across the block and down the street. The book has a way of helping me "push the reset button" and get rid of the corrupted files and mindset that was weighing me down. If you're not a computer person, then this book is like a visit to Jiffy Lube with a free car wash. One last observation. There are many helpful books out there that sound goodl, but it has the same life-changing effect as watching Oprah. This book is chock full of Biblical perspective, and I get the feeling that the author actually thought and prayed about what he was telling us. All in all a good package to slowly unwrap, and then keep around for a re-read. At the end I thought that it's be cool to sit down to dinner with him, and hear him tell me about misconception #39.